Protective action for protecting autonomous vehicles from impending weather conditions
US10894544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2555/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A protective action system and method includes detecting the impending weather conditions for a geographic region, and in response to detecting the impending weather conditions, determining that an initial location of the autonomous vehicle is located in the geographic region affected by the impending weather conditions, calculating a current risk of damage to the autonomous vehicle based on the impending weather conditions in the geographic region and a current state of the autonomous vehicle, comparing the current risk of damage to a threshold of acceptable risk of damage, wherein, the current risk of damage exceeds a threshold of acceptable risk, assessing a user calendar to determine that taking a protective action by the autonomous vehicle is acceptable, and instructing the autonomous vehicle to take the protective action so that the current state of the autonomous vehicle is changed to a safe state to avoid damage from the impending weather conditions.
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